Our clients HSC Winnipeg and SickKids submissions:

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Hosting an Educational Session about hand hygiene auditing:"Hand Hygiene Auditing Engagement - from Engagement to Efficiency"

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Invited Speaker: Hand Hygiene Engagement

Presenting at IPAC GTA: "Hand Hygiene Auditing Engagement - from Engagement to Efficiency"

St. Joseph's wins Best First Time Abstract at IPAC Canada 2015. Their abstract describes their facility's important move to more accurate hand hygiene (HH) compliance rates - using HandyAudit. The change facilitated improvement of HH adherence, ultimately helping to reduce healthcare acquired infections. Page 7

St. Joseph's describes how HandyAudit affected their infection control program: "Making difficult but important changes to hand hygiene program supports safe care."

Poster on Hand Hygiene of Paramedic Emergency responders by Denver Health Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, VAMC, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

HandyMetrics is featured on page 21 of OCE's Annual Report 2013/2014

HandyMetrics is featured in OCE Success Stories

HandyMetrics mentioned in Invest in York - York Region's Tech Hub Community: "York Region Identified as an Integral Leader in Ontario’s Digital Corridor"

HandyMetrics mentioned in TechVibes: "York Region an Integral Leader in Digital Corridor"

HandyMetrics featured in Technology for Doctors online: "Hand-washing audit system cleans up at regional startup awards"

HandyAudit mentioned in "Ideas for improvement" best practices guidelines

HandyMetrics featured in itbusiness.ca

HandyMetrics featured in Startup Awards article: "Hand-washing audit system cleans up at regional startupawards"

HandyMetrics featured on ventureLab's entrepreneur spotlight

HandyMetrics wins Techconnex award for "Most Promising Start-up"!

Techconnex Awards Website Techconnex Awards Press Release

HandyMetrics is named one of three finalist as "Most Promising Startup of the Year"

TR Launches HandyMetrics to Improve Hand Hygiene

The University Health Network profiles HandyAudit as one of two research projects making a difference to clinical practice.

St. Michael's celebrates the successes of HandyMetrics/HandyAudit and five other CAHO projects at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute.

CAHO and Health Minister Deb Matthews celebrate the successes of HandyMetrics at St. Michael's Hospital.

HandyMetrics featured in Flying Kite Media article.

HandyMetrics is featured on the University Health Network iDapt website.

HandyMetrics attends the 5th annual eHealth for Innovation Summit through the Canadian Technology Accelerator for Health IT in Philadelphia.

HandyAudit is a featured project at StartUp Work.

HandyAudit is featured on the University Health Network Commercialization website.

Kudos to three of our clients, Montfort, Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance, and Hamilton Health Sciences for being chosen as three of the top five finalists for the Canadian Patient Safety Institute's "Dragon's Den" contest for hand hygiene promotion! Hamilton Health Sciences won the competition with their patient engagement initiative. Congratulations! CPSI will be promoting their approach across the country.

Hôpital Montfort decreases their infection rates by over 50%, saving them $242,000 with the help of HandyAudit!

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HandyAudit used for research in top US hospitals

HandyAudit is featured on page 14 of Hospital News:

“The ability to customize HandyAudit to also record mask behaviour was very useful,” says Jenna Los, Research Program Manager, Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. “And HandyAudit can do so many calculations in real time, making data collection a lot easier and faster.”

HandyAudit is featured in the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario Newsletter:

"This new methodology reduces subjective interpretation of the rules, eliminates the need for manual transcription and simplifies report creation."

HandyAudit is featured in EMC Smith Falls News:

"Using a paper-based audit tool was time consuming and concerns were raised regarding the objectivity of the tool." "To overcome these concerns, the organization has purchased an electronic tool that was developed at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute."

HandyAudit featured in "Practical Products: delivering on ideas"

HandyAudit is profiled page 9 under "Innovation and impact" section:

"Compared to the current paper-based observation system, HandyAudit saves time and reduces human error"

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HandyAudit found throughout:

HandyAudit is featured in pages 12-17 of the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of Lab Business Magazine:

HandyAudit featured on the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care website under "Excellent Care for All" as an example of "taking research evidence into practice for the full benefit of patients and improved quality care" via "successful and rapid adoption of innovation into the delivery of care across the system". HandyAudit is "expected to reduce the cost and increase the reliability of mandatory hand hygiene auditing."

HandyAudit is featured in the December 2011 issue of the CAHO Catalyst:

HandyAudit can be found on page 21:

HandyAudit featured on page 11: